Drink More Water

There are many reasons to drink more water. As many of us have heard that you can go many weeks without food but you can only go a few days without water.
Here are a few ways that our bodies use water:

1) Water is required to transport nutrients throughout the body through the bloodstream.

2) Water stabilizes and cools us allowing us to maintain proper body temperature.

3) Water hydrates our skin from the inside. It is the best lotion around.

4) Water dilutes toxins that our cells produce during metabolism and carries them away.

5) Water is part of every cell. 70 percent of our body is composed of water.

6) Saliva is used to moisten and predigest cooked food in our mouths.

7) Water helps to keep the colon clean. Our large intestine is like a sewer system. Keeping the body hydrated helps keep it clean and keeps waste moving through it.

8) Water dissolves mineral buildup in the body helping to eliminate arthritis and heart disease.

9) Water increases your energy. Adults lose as much as 10 cups of fluid each day through sweating, exhaling, urination, and bowel movements. Water provides more oxygen which is necessary to burn fat and allow your body and brain to function at their fullest potential.

10) Water helps assist in weight loss and balance. Dehydration decreases protein synthesis, the task of building muscle. With water, fat gets burned and converted to energy. Without its presence, fat increases.

11) Get Well: Water helps restore the body. It can help control a fever, replace lost fluids and thin out mucus

How Much Water?

To determine your specific recommended water intake, divide your weight (in pounds) by two. The resulting number is the number of ounces of water you need each day. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs., try to drink 75 ounces of water daily.

In order to form the habit of drinking more water, it is important that you start small. Don’t try to drink 75 ounces the first day! Start by tracking your current consumption and add 8 more ounces each day or so.

These are just a few reasons to drink water and more water.
So let's get moving and drink up some water.

The Beginning

Well, another year has passed and another year has begun.
I have created this blog to journal about my life, every area and aspect of my life. That includes mind, body, soul and spirit. It is not only the physical aspect but also the emotional, mental, spiritual, etc.
At the beginning of each year lots of people have New Year Resolutions which isn't bad. It is actually good but not many people accomplish those resolutions.
Resolutions are merely goals that we set for ourselves. It is something that we would like to accomplish in our lives.
We tend to have major goals we want to accomplish year each but there are many minor goals that we need to set in place in order to accomplish that major goal.
Sometimes we are not self-disciplined enough to fulfill our resolutions.
But if we make them smaller goals we are more likely to accomplish them rather than not completing them and putting them off.
There is something about accomplishment that makes you feel good. I think everyone feels good knowing that they have accomplished something that they have wanted to accomplish.
I know for myself I need to be constantly correcting my course.
I must be checking and evaluating my life daily and maybe not even only setting goals monthly but also weekly and even daily as well. When we do this we tend to accomplish more things.
One of my big goals for this year is to lose weight which isn't a new goal because I have lost about 40 pounds last year. But I need to lose alot more. You ask how much more well let's just say a lot more.
I have done good so far but I need to continue on this journey. At time I may record what I have eaten each day and I may not it just all depends. I have learned alot of things over this time in order to lose this weight. I have some physical problems that have pushed me to lose this weight as well. It will happen as long as I keep going and not give up. Anyway enough for now. Have a great day!!
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